Application of Bacillus spp. Phosphate-Solubilizing Bacteria Improves Common Bean Production Compared to Conventional Fertilization.

ABSTRACT: The use of phosphate-solubilizing bacteria (PSB) can be a sustainable strategy to increase phosphorus availability and promote satisfactory crop yields. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether inoculation with PSB in common bean increases (i) growth, (ii) nutrition, (iii) yield, and (iv) grain quality, and (v) reduces the chemical phosphorus application dose to obtain maximum yields. The experiment was conducted in an Oxisol using a randomized block design in a 4 × 4 factorial scheme, with four replicates, using the cultivar IAC 2051. The first factor was four doses of P₂O₅ (0, 20, 40 and 60 kg ha^-1), and the second factor was four doses of PSB (0, 100, 200 and 300 mL ha^-1). For leaf area and leaf chlorophyll content, the association

SUBMITTER: Souza AES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10675661 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature